The Insider: CVS Rumors

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Jun 28, 2013 at 10:06 PMJul 1, 2013 at 8:07 PM

The southwest corner lot at Edgewood Drive and South Florida Avenue in Lakeland has had a For Sale sign for almost three years, with no selling luck. But rumors were stirring at a South Florida Avenue redesign project meeting Tuesday night about a CVS Pharmacy moving in. John B. Ellis, owner of the lot at 2901 S. Florida Ave., said there have been several companies interested in the space, which once housed his dentist office, and it's under contract with two selling prospects. The pharmacy has definitely shown interest in his land, but ultimately it's up to the city to decide who can build there, he said. — Stephanie Allen